More interesting than "the sound of one hand clapping"

The sound of a jelly wobbling has been recorded for the first time ever in a soundproof chamber at UCL (University College London).

The recording is being turned into a soundtrack for an architectural jelly banquet to be hosted at UCL at 8pm on 4 July 2008

The soundtrack for the banquet is sampled from real jellies wobbled in one of UCL's anechoic chambers (acoustic rooms in which the walls are lined with sound-absorbent material) by sound artist Douglas Murphy. The jellies' oscillations are being measured with the aim of transforming these into soundwaves.

Douglas Murphy says: "It is refreshing to explore the sonority of a much neglected physical property: the wobble factor. Jelly entices us into a strange but compelling world of organic sounds. The sonic wobble is captured in two ways: by carefully recording the results of gentle coaxing and by expressing the wobble frequency as physically powerful base tones.".

The event, run by Bompas and Parr as part of the London Festival of Architecture, will see a troupe of dancers deliver a spoon-based performance to the soundtrack sampled from wobbling jellies and a delicious aroma of strawberries, and will feature jelly wrestling and other festive frolics.

full at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0807/08070201